DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/16 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.9 - - 85.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 299 - - 126 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5023 - - 6547 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4355 - - 5048 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5912 - - 7436 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1639 - - 3212 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 473 - - 394 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 252 - - 227 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 25 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -678 - - 672 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6590 - - 6764 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3091 - - 9 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9003 - - 7427 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 85 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1260 - - 1750 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.9 - - 85.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.0 - - 58.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.1 - - 84.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.0 - - 57.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 299 - - 126 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5023 - - 6547 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 40 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98098 4 055 4 210 98098 90698 3 130 1 165 90698 85006 2 108 2 041 85006 80259 1 253 4 318 80259 76163 4 223 7 277 76163 72549 4 191 7 259 72549 69272 3 295 8 229 69272 66252 10 281 8 214 66252 63453 13 264 13 257 63453 60750 17 257 19 248 60750 57927 17 246 22 264 57927 55003 26 248 35 258 55003 52233 29 232 40 253 52233 49749 30 248 44 249 49749 47526 33 253 40 241 47526 45502 32 248 43 255 45502 43654 40 261 51 261 43654 41970 49 265 51 261 41970 40419 53 264 55 265 40419 38974 51 262 57 263 38974 37617 50 258 56 258 37617 36301 47 254 55 254 36301 34960 46 253 56 255 34960 33566 47 257 59 258 33566 32124 49 259 60 261 32124 30622 50 256 58 264 30622 29045 49 255 53 262 29045 27391 49 259 52 256 27391 25657 49 263 51 254 25657 23843 45 262 51 264 23843 21958 43 267 48 273 21958 20001 47 282 42 277 20001 17967 41 283 36 283 17967 15897 38 281 24 282 15897 13899 31 285 18 290 13899 12075 22 289 12 275 12075 10446 15 288 12 240 10446 8991 15 283 14 225 8991 7693 10 303 14*224 7693 6538 5*303 14*224 6538 5510 7*251 13 225 5510 4601 8 249 12 226 4601 3797 9 249 11 227 3797 3076 9 251 10 228 3076 2436 9 254 10 229 2436 1902 8 256 9 230 1902 1491 8 257 9 230 1491 1209 8 259 9 231 1209 1037 8 258 8 231 1037 939 7 259 7 231 939 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography